A key match in Premiership as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 1st position and the visitors placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Linfield form and stats
Linfield, who have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Premiership, have performed well at Windsor Park so far this season with 12 wins from 16 matches. Points have also been lost, 3 after draws and 1 from defeats. In general it's been a long time since Linfield tasted defeat here at Windsor Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.Linfield drew their last game, also a home match. Crusaders was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A strong away win before that one, visiting Ballymena United and winning 1-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Linfield handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D1-L2.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cliftonville are coming to town in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Linfield are scoring many of them at home; 39 on target from 16 matches. Linfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Windsor Park, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 16 matches.
Glenavon form and stats
8 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Glenavon playing as the away team this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Cliftonville game have they lost an away game, meaning Glenavon has taken points from seven away matches in a row.There were no winners in Glenavon's previous match, a Premiership home game that ended 1-1 vs Coleraine. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Crusaders.
We have checked recent matches where Glenavon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 44 games were W22-D11-L11.
The schedule is very tough for Glenavon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premiership game at Ballymena United is waiting in only three days.
Glenavon are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 28 times in 16 away games so far. 20 goals have been conceded by Glenavon in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Glenavon - Linfield 2-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Linfield victories, 2 draws and 3 Glenavon wins.Top Goalscorers
  A. Waterworth 17 goals |   S. Murray 13 goals |  A. Mitchell 11 goals |
Linfield missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Linfield | Glenavon | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | Played | 16 | 35 |
| 71 | 39 | Scored | 28 | 63 |
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | 20 | 42 |
| 89% | 82% | Over 0.5 | 94% | 97% |
| 71% | 76% | Over 1.5 | 88% | 89% |
| 49% | 65% | Over 2.5 | 56% | 51% |
| 29% | 41% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 31% |
| 20% | 24% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 20% |
| 37% | 47% | Both teams to score | 75% | 63% |
| 60% | 53% | Clean Sheet | 19% | 26% |
| 14% | 18% | Failed To Score | 12% | 14% |
| 6.6 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Glenavon is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Linfield is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 49 | 77 |
| 2 | Ballymena United | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 68 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 | Glenavon | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Institute | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 65 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -20 | 38 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 36 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -27 | 34 |
| 11 | Newry City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 | -30 | 17 |
| 11 | Ards | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | -31 | 19 |
| 12 | Newry City AFC | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -38 | 17 |
